Hat-carton.



G. WALTERS.

HAT GARTON.

APPLICATION FILED 111 11.24, 1911.

1,029,960, Patented June 18, 1912.

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GUSTAVE WALTERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO J. W. GALVIN,

OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, AND ONE-THIRD TO ARNOLD WEISMANN, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HAT-CARTON.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GusrAvE WVAL'rnRs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Cartons, of which the following. is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in folding or knock down cartons and more particularly, to a hat carton or box, the object of the invention being the provision of a hat carton the parts of which are so constructed as to be readily assembled and taken apart when the box is not in use.

A further object of my invention is to provide a hat carton as stated which shall be simple of construction, strong and durable and efficient in operation.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

With these objects in view my invention consists in the novel construct-ion and arrangements of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention will be more readily under- I stood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a hat carton embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a central vertical section showing the manner of securing the bottom of the box, Fig. 4 is' a detail horizontal section taken through the metallic reinforcements provided in the body of the box, and Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing the construction of said reinforcements.

The preferred. form of my invention as illustrated in the accompanying drawings comprises an elongated rectangular paste board body strip 1 whichis bent into cylin-' drieal form as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing. The contiguous ends of said body strip 1 are provided with metallic reinforcements 2 and 3 the former being U-shaped in cross section and secured to one end of the body strip 1 by means of a series of tangs 4 formed therein as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4. Reinforcement 2 also comprises a plurality of small projections 5 which extend radially as shown in Fig. 1. Reinforcement 3 is also U-shaped in cross section and is rigidly pressed into engagement with the other end of body strip 1. The inner surface of reinforcement 3 is provided with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. April 24, 1911.

Patented June 18, 1912. Serial No. 622,975.

a plurality of inclined slots 6 the number of V reinforcement 3 being secured to the free edge of the strip 7 as clearly illustrated in Fig; 4. The construction thus formed is such that the contiguous ends of the body strip 1 may be readily attached or detached by a single movement, all of the bayonet jOlIltS engaging simultaneously. A detachable flexible circular bottom 8 is provided for the carton, and the same is preferably formed of paste board. In order to secure this paste board bottom in position a pair of paste board rings 9 and 10 are pasted to the interior surface of the body strip 1 adjacent the lower edge thereof. The upper edge of the ring 9 is beveled as shown and the lower edge thereof is spaced apart from the upper edge of the ring 10, thus forming a groove for the reception of the periphery of the bottom 8 as is apparent by reference to Fig. l. The object of the beveled edge 9 of the ring 10 is to facilitate the springing into position of the bottom 8 which is inserted in the top of the box and pressed downwardly until it registers with the groove which forms a seat therefor.

Pasted to the interior surface of the body strip 1 adjacent the upper edge thereof is a ring 11 having a beveled edge 11 similar to the beveled edge 9 of the ring 9. The rings 11 and 12 are spaced apart to receive the circular top 13 which is pressed into position in a manner similar to the bottom 8. The top 13 like the bottom 8 is preferably of pasteboard but may be formed of any other suitable material. In order to detach the bottom 8 when the box is knocked down a tape 14 is secured thereto by means of clips 15, said tape extending diametrically across the bottom surface of said bottom, the ends of the tape 14 after passing across the bottom 8 extending upwardly and longitudinally along the sides of the body strip 1 and thence diametrically across the top 13 whereupon the ends of said tape are tied as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

In order to secure the portions of the tape is in position on the sides of the body strip 1 a pair of diametrically opposed spring catches 16 are provided. The action of these catches is apparent, the same springing out-v wardly when the tape 14. is pressed therebetween and the sides of the body strip 1. In order to detach the tape 14: from the catches 16 the ends of the latter are pulled outwardly thus forming sufficient clearance for detaching the tape. In order to quickly detach the top 13 from the position as shown in Fig. 1 a loop 17 formed of suitable fabric is pasted to said top adjacent the edge thereof as shown in Fig. 2. It is apparent that the top 13 may be readily withdrawn by pulling the tape 17 upwardly. It will be observed that should the bottom 8 become accidentally detached from the rings 9 and 10 that the tape 11 will prevent the loss thereof, thus said tape serves two functions, that of binding the several parts of the box together and precluding the possibility of the loss of one of said parts.

A hat box or carton of the construction set forth is simple of construction, neat in appearance and serviceable in use.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A fastening for folding cartons having a body strip, comprising a single flap co-extensive with the height of the body strip of the carton and rigidly secured thereto, a coextensive metallic member substantially U-shaped in cross sectionand provided with a plurality of inclined slots extending from the edge thereof rigidly secured to said flap and near one vertical edge of said body strip, said flap being adapted to fold over the other vertical edge of said body strip, a second metallic member substantially U-shaped in crosssection secured by one leg thereof to said body strip, near said overlapped vertical edge, said last mentioned metallic member embracing a portion of said first mentioned metallic member and adapted to be bent tightly thereupon; and a plurality of projections on said second mentioned metallic member adapted to engage the inclined slots of the first described member, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GUSTAVE WALTERS.

WVitnesses:

HELEN F. LILLIs, JOSHUA R. H. Porrs.

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